This unique book explains how you can use up the small balls of yarn that are leftover from project making, to make bespoke ‘scrapcakes’ chunky balls of scrap yarn specifically to suit a crochet pattern.
Crocheting with scrapcakes gives the finished project a multicoloured scrappy look but in a considered way, because the author explains how to create the cakes to get the perfect colour contrast. She also explains how to make scrapcakes with different colour themes by sorting your scraps into tonal groups before winding them up, it's the perfect way to play with colour and make unique yarn for your crochet projects.
The front of the book will feature a section all about how to make the scrap cakes which author, Naomi Vincent, makes on a winder. She does also explain how to make them if you are winding the balls by hand in order to make sure that the yarn comes from the centre of the ball while you're working.
Naomi explains how many lengths of each colour yarn you need for each part of the pattern, how to measure it out and in what order, how to do the ‘magic knot’ technique to join the yarns and the order they need to be wound in.
In addition to the instructions about making the scrapcakes there are 10 crochet projects for colourful scrappy makes including a shawl, scarf, bag, hat, cardigan and different sized blankets and throws. This has everything you need to bust your stash of yarnlings and make some amazing crochet projects along the way!
About Naomi Vincent
Naomi Vincent has built a large following with her brand Nai Nai Makes, on Instagram, Etsy and Ravelry where she sells her scrapcakes, patterns and kits.
Inside Crochet
We would it when a truly inventive book lands on our desk, and Naomi Vincent's new publication ticks all the boxes - it's clever, colourful and thrifty! In this book, she reveals how to turn your leftover scraps of yarn into useful yarn cakes that can then be transformed into colourful projects.
The book offers useful advice on how to sort and categorise your yarns - either by weight or colourway. Yarn cakes can be made using mix and match yarns for a boho scrappy project such as a granny-square blanket, or carefully chosen to reflect a particular colourway for a specific pattern. There's plenty of advice on creating harmonious colourways, how to prepare scraps to make yarn cakes and making magic knots to join the yarns.
The book includes tips for making universal yarn cakes you can use for a variety of patterns, while the projects section includes colourful accessories and garments that specify the size of yarn cake required to make them. The simple striped Sarah's snood is a one-cake make perfect for beginners to homemade yarn cakes, while the striking Sunshine Wrap has a fabulous centre swirl to show off a fun colourway. Classic granny-square projects include a blanket made with a large 200g yarn cake and the colour-popping retro-look Hexagon Cardigan.
With so much colour on every page, this book is perfect for thrifty makers who find pleasure in sorting and repurposing their leftovers to make projects that look anything but scrappy.
